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A Date in the Park leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Unpacking leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Unpacking leans harder on execution: Item placement requires light spatial judgment but no precision

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

A Date in the Park leans harder on variance: The mystery is brief hidden information

Optimization5 vs 5

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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